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As Apple’s WWDC captivates the hearts and minds of the tech world today, “Healthkit” was unveiled for iOS 8. In short, the aim is to be that one place for gathering all the health information that apps and wearables generate.

It’s not immediately clear what the degree of partnership is or what the depth of integration will be, but re/code’s Lauren Good paraphrased Apple SVP Craig Federighi citing one example: “…when a patient takes a blood pressure reading and records it with the iPhone, HealthKit would automatically notify the Mayo Clinic app and that app would know whether the patient’s reading is within normal parameters. If not, it would alert healthcare professionals.”